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‘X’ marks the importance of awareness
Marlboro High School students focus on drunken driving deaths BY ADAM RIBACK Correspondent BY ADAM RIBACKCorrespondent PHOTO COURTESY OF MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL Marlboro High School ADAPT members observe a moment of silence during their annual candlelight vigil against drunken driving. The X’s on the students’ shirts represent young people who were killed in accidents that…
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‘Hearth’ helpers, tutors, craft instructors needed
The Volunteer Center of Monmouth County has several opportunities available for residents to lend a helping hand to those in need. Several teaching assistant/monitors are needed to assist at-risk students in completing their daily curriculum by observing and providing encouragement. The Red Bank-area school has requested help for weekdays; hours are flexible. The minimum age…
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Law puts new rules on hiring of professionals
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer MANALAPAN — The Township Committee is expected to hold a public hearing tonight on an ordinance Mayor Beth Ward said will set new standards in the way professionals are hired for municipal positions. Ward called the ordinance the final part of Manalapan’s effort to address what…
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Environmental prosecutor bill advances in N.J. Senate
Sen. Ellen Karcher A bill sponsored by state Sen. Ellen Karcher of Marlboro (D-Monmouth and Mercer) to create a statewide Office of the Environmental Prosecutor in order to pursue legal action against criminals who violate environmental laws in New Jersey was unanimously approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. “In light of the tight…
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Plan calls for breakfast, shelter for immigrants
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Advocacy groups for the borough’s immigrant population have joined forces to provide some basic necessities during the winter months. Members of the Coalition for the Empowerment of Latinos and the Working Poor were expected to hold an informal meeting on Dec. 13…
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Salkin will be named township mayor
Committeeman discusses governing body BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer David Salkin FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — When the Township Committee reorganizes for the new year on Jan. 7, Committeeman David Salkin will be named Freehold Township’s mayor for 2005. In keeping with tradition, the two committee members whose terms will expire later in…
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Students debate tire tax
FREEHOLD — State assemblymen Michael Panter and Robert L. Morgan (both D-Monmouth and Mercer) visited the Freehold Intermediate School last week to host a mock session of the New Jersey General Assembly with students, who debated Assembly Bill 3106, also known as the “tire tax.” Morgan presided over the “voting session” as Speaker of the…
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Partnership will present 12th holiday house tour
FREEHOLD — The Freehold Center Partnership’s 12th annual Holiday House Tour on Dec. 18 will feature some of the oldest properties in the borough, including both private residences and public buildings. Stops on the tour will be open to visitors from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and shuttle buses will be available to transport those…
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Defibrillator in all police cars is goal
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Ray Kirchmer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A 53-year-old township man’s death from a heart attack and the compassion of four local women are the impetus for a fund-raiser that seeks to purchase portable defibrillators for Freehold Township police vehicles. A Families Helping Families cocktail party called “Ray…
